diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index 7409c746..d8b68686 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ release version:
     fi
     python3 scripts/changelog.py prepare --version {{version}}
     sed -i.bak 's/^version = ".*"/version = "{{version}}"/' Cargo.toml && rm -f Cargo.toml.bak
+    cargo update -p herdr --offline
     just check
     git add CHANGELOG.md Cargo.toml Cargo.lock
     git diff --cached --quiet || git commit -m "release: v{{version}}"